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Sauromalus obesus
1 COLLECTED: DATE Apr. 13, 1958 TEMP (°F) 90 HUMIDITY (%) 90 EGG TURNING none
CLUTCH NO. LOCALITY 30 mi. S. Blythe, Riverside Co., Cal.f.
Egg No. Date Set Remarks Date Hatched Remarks
1 8/22/58 Several of these eggs had a little mold on them. all eggs covered with mold by 8/25/58.
The shells are rather thick and leathery (~½ mm. thick). Yolk was bright yellow (like butterscotch pudding) and rather viscous. No trace of embryo.
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